Business Cards?

[bjarvis]

I'd like to get a nice set of professional-looking business cards to give to possible square dance contacts. Of course, I should have done this a long time ago rather than waiting until three weeks before the IAGSDC convention... Doh!

Anyone have advice on how to do this, pitfalls in the process or even where to start? In the absence of any prior experience, I was thinking of approaching a couple of gay-owned printed/promotion businesses I know to see what deal can be had.

Comments

[rwgill.livejournal.com]

If you have Word and a laser printer (or good ink-jet for that matter) you can make some decent business cards in a matter of minutes. When the last company I worked for shutdown I made up some "IT guy for hire" cards that I gave to everyone the next day as they were coming by asking for CDs of their e-mail. It snagged me a few gigs while I was trying to get a new job.

It's been years since I used an actual printer for cards. Most have a stock catalog of layouts & images. Even the Staples/Office{Max,Depot} copy center down the street will do a half dozen "standard" layouts within a couple of business days.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

I've used the home computer & printer for this in the past, but I'm not fond of the look... I'm looking for something more polished & professional than my poor printer can produce.

I didn't think Staples & friends did such, but I'll pop out to the local shop this afternoon to see what I can find. I'm not optimistic there will be a standard layout I like but it's a start. Thanks!

[rwgill.livejournal.com]

The home solution does come off as a bit cheap. I think it's having to hand perf the cards more than anything else. It does work in a pinch though.

Good luck.